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Musik, Gesang, Arrangement: Hermann Voges
Text: Mündliche Überlieferung der Yoruba
Copyright © 2023 by Hermann Voges, München
Platz 1 am 04.07.2023 in den Pop TOP 100
Platz 1 am 04.07.2023 in den Alternative Pop TOP 100
Platz 1 am 05.07.2023 in den MyOwnMusic TOP 100
Text: Mündliche Überlieferung der Yoruba
Copyright © 2023 by Hermann Voges, München
Platz 1 am 04.07.2023 in den Pop TOP 100
Platz 1 am 04.07.2023 in den Alternative Pop TOP 100
Platz 1 am 05.07.2023 in den MyOwnMusic TOP 100
Oshun, The River Goddess
Brass and parrots' feathers
on a velvet Skin.
White cowrie shells
on black buttocks.
Her eyes sparkle in the forest
like the sun on the river.
She is the wisdom of the forest,
she is the wisdom of the river.
Where the doctor failed
she cures with fresh water.
Where medicine is impotent
she cures with cool water.
She cures the child
and does not charge the father.
She feeds the barren woman with honey
and her dry body swells up
like a juicy palm fruit.
Oh, how sweet
is the touch of child's hand!
(Mündliche Überlieferung der Yoruba)
Brass and parrots' feathers
on a velvet Skin.
White cowrie shells
on black buttocks.
Her eyes sparkle in the forest
like the sun on the river.
She is the wisdom of the forest,
she is the wisdom of the river.
Where the doctor failed
she cures with fresh water.
Where medicine is impotent
she cures with cool water.
She cures the child
and does not charge the father.
She feeds the barren woman with honey
and her dry body swells up
like a juicy palm fruit.
Oh, how sweet
is the touch of child's hand!
(Mündliche Überlieferung der Yoruba)
